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US 7,571,052 · App. 11/362,079 · Granted Aug 4, 2009

Golfing aid device capable of displaying and setting points-of-interest

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Patent No.
US 7,571,052
App. No.
11/362,079
Granted
Aug 4, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golfing aid device capable of displaying and setting points-of-interest includes a processor, a screen, an input mechanism, a memory, a GPS module and a software program stored in the memory. The software program includes a points-of-interest setting interface and a points-of-interest displaying interface. A characteristic of the points-of-interest displaying interface are left-side, central and right-side displaying areas. When a point-of-interest with a left-side/right-side attribute is displayed, it is displayed in the left-side/right-side displaying area. On the other hand, a point-of-interest without a left-side/right-side attribute is displayed in the central displaying area. Therefore, the user can easily read the information displayed on the points-of-interest displaying interface.

Claims (24)

1. A golfing aid device configured for displaying and setting points-of-interest comprising:

a processor;

a screen electrically connected to the processor;

an input mechanism electrically connected to the processor;

a GPS module electrically connected to the processor for obtaining a current position for the golfing aid device; and

a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores a software program comprising:

a points-of-interest setting interface, the points-of-interest setting interface displaying a plurality of different point-of-interest symbols for a user, the plurality of different point-of-interest symbols corresponding respectively to the points-of-interest, the plurality of different point-of-interest symbols including a bunker point-of-interest, the points-of-interest setting interface being configured to record a coordinate of the points-of-interest; and

a points-of-interest displaying interface, the points-of-interest displaying interface having a left-side displaying area, a central displaying area, a right-side displaying area and a distance displaying area, wherein the plurality of different point-of-interest symbols are displayed in at least one of the left-side displaying area, the central displaying area and the right-side displaying area according to a respective distance from the points-of-interest to the golfing aid device, and the respective distances are displayed in the distance displaying area.

2. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of points-of-interest further comprises a green points-of-interest.

3. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the green point-of-interest is divided into a green center point-of-interest and a green front-end point-of-interest.

4. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein when the green point-of-interest is displayed, a green point-of-interest symbol is displayed in the central displaying area.

5. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of points-of-interest further comprises a turn points-of-interest.

6. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of points-of-interest further comprises a best location points-of-interest.

7. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of points-of-interest further comprises a water points-of-interest.

8. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of points-of-interest further comprises a tree points-of-interest.

9. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bunker point-of-interest is divided into a left bunker point-of-interest and a right bunker point-of-interest.

10. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the left bunker point-of-interest is further divided into a left front bunker point-of-interest and a left rear bunker point-of-interest, and the right bunker point-of-interest is further divided into a right front bunker point-of-interest and a right rear bunker point-of-interest.

11. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein when the left bunker point-of-interest is displayed, a left bunker point-of-interest symbol is displayed in the left-side displaying area, and when the right bunker point-of-interest is displayed, a right bunker point-of-interest symbol is displayed in the right-side displaying area.

12. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the input mechanism further comprises a hot key, and when a user clicks the hot key, the screen displays the points-of-interest setting interface.

13. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the software program further comprises a fairway selection interface for inputting a desired fairway.

14. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the left-side displaying area, the central displaying area, and the right-side displaying area are arranged in parallel.

15. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 14 , wherein each point-of-interest is arranged in sequence according to the distance between each point-of-interest and the golfing aid device.

16. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the left-side displaying area, the central displaying area, the right-side displaying area, and the distance displaying area are arranged in parallel.

17. The golfing aid device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein each point-of-interest is arranged in sequence according to the distance between each point-of-interest and the golfing aid device.

Priority Claims (1)
TW 94108070 A · Mar 16, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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